Ukraine revealed a fierce air battle with Russia, MiG-29 shot down a Su-35 fighter

“On May 27, at about 2 p.m., a MiG-29 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet over the Kherson region,” Ukrainian Air Force said. said in a statement the same day.

The Su-35 was at the time “hunting for Ukrainian attack planes”, the statement added.

The air battle is Russia’s latest offensive in Ukraine, which has been met with fierce resistance by the Ukrainian military since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a special military operation in the neighboring country on 24 December. /2.

However, so far, The Russian Air Force still shows no sign of launching a strong offensive campaign to gain air superiority over Ukraine.

Last week, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet of the same type that was shot down on Friday, May 27, bombed Ukrainian targets, destroying “the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”. Ukrainian site during a special military operation”, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

According to the Russian forces, since February 24, they have destroyed 179 combat aircraft, 127 helicopters, 1,019 drones, 323 air defense systems, 3,266 tanks and armored fighting vehicles. steel, 433 multiple launch missile systems, 1,682 artillery systems and 3,190 military vehicles. In addition, during the past three-month conflict, Russia has fired more missiles than any other country since World War II.

Meanwhile, on Friday, May 27, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that Russia had lost 29,750 troops, 1,322 tanks, 3,246 armored fighting vehicles, 623 artillery systems, 201 missile systems. multiple rocket launchers, 93 air defense systems, 206 combat aircraft, 170 helicopters, 503 drones, 115 cruise missiles, 13 warships, 2,226 military vehicles and fuel tankers and 48 units special equipment as of 2/24.

Russia’s special military operation has not yielded the quick and easy victory expected by female officials, and has also taken a toll on the Russian people and economy, analysts say. because of the severe sanctions of the US and other countries.